Greta Gerwig is absolutely terrific, and Ben Stiller was brave to take the part of Greenberg, but some of you won't want to spend two hours with these characters. I did, but let's face it—"My name is Jim and I'm a movie-holic."

Quite a lot to like (Greg Kinnear, Miley Cyrus when she's angry in the script, most of the story as long as you're a romantic type). But what strikes me most is how films like this dramatize the divide between the so-called red- and blue-state mentalities. Reviewers (most living in the blues states) showed zero tolerance for the film's middle-American values. I think that's kind of a shame.